Assistant Maintenance Manager

This is a managerial position that reports to the central Maintenance Manager. The major internal customers that offer this position are the Production Department, QA, Sanitation, R&D, Office Administration, and Distribution & Logistics. The major services provided to the internal customers are inspection, modification, & repair of food processing and packaging equipment, buildings & grounds, and handling support equipment to maintain production operations. Support systems include HVAC, fire suppression, steam generation and distribution as well as lighting and electrical infrastructure.

Process: Define the maintenance policy and criteria to be followed for all the different assets of the plant, with the approval of the Plan manager including:

a. Type of maintenance tasks that are adequate for the goals to achieve: Preventive, predictive, corrective, new installations and autonomous maintenance,

b. Tasks to be carried out for each type of maintenance, with the support of the production managers.

c. Planning of the maintenance tasks: Needed resources and frequency.

d. Define acceptance criteria for maintenance tasks and continuous review of their adequacy.

e. Follow up the compliance and the results.

f. Define and implement corrective actions. Continuous improvement. Plans and schedules for the staffing, supplies and equipment to meet required key performance indicators (KPI) like OEEs, yields, availability of the machinery, cost, lifetime of the equipment and production volume:

a. Troubleshoots, identifies and addresses work processes and equipment root causes

b. Ensures compliance with all internal and external procedures and regulations, including HACCP, GMPs and applicable FDA regulations.

c. Be able to develop a continuous improvement culture. People: Builds alignment between S, Q, V, C principles and employees’ performance

a. Plans, identifies and implements leadership training, employee development, and performance management.

b. Resolve labor concerns with the Plant Manager/Maintenance Manager.

c. Identifies and addresses employment and HR issues; Financial: Manages resources, controls resource costs in line with operating budget

a. Responsible for the overall maintenance operating budget.

b. Define the spare parts policy to be followed.

c. Operates and adheres to budget standards regarding staffing, overtime costs and materials usage.

d. Tracks assigned area actuals to budget; Explains variances to plan.

e. Identifies and executes corrective actions in case of deviations Strategic: Identifies and implements improvement opportunities and resolves problems

a. Analyzes processes, equipment and performance trends across designated shift(s); establish standards and systems to monitor results

b. Determines actions required to make root cause improvements; Ensures implementation of said actions.